diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
index 980f87c443a..0e186ee2138 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ bool CMakeCbpParser::parseCbpFile(Kit *kit, const QString &fileName, const QStri
         sortFiles();
 
         fi.close();
+
+        // There is always a clean target:
+        CMakeBuildTarget cleanTarget;
+        cleanTarget.title = QLatin1String("clean");
+        cleanTarget.targetType = UtilityType;
+        cleanTarget.workingDirectory = m_buildDirectory;
+        cleanTarget.sourceDirectory = m_sourceDirectory;
+
+        m_buildTargets.append(cleanTarget);
+
         return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
index 290c5845cd3..2efb8d2d33d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class CMakeManager;
 enum TargetType {
     ExecutableType = 0,
     StaticLibraryType = 2,
-    DynamicLibraryType = 3
+    DynamicLibraryType = 3,
+    UtilityType = 64
 };
 
 struct CMAKE_EXPORT CMakeBuildTarget